Dispensing container

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A ROLLER ASSEMBLY FOR DISPENSING CONTAINERS COMPRISING A ROLLER ELEMENT HAVING AN ELLIPTICAL CROSS SECTION ALONG ONE DIMENSION AND A SUBSTANTIALLY CIRCULAR CROSS SECTION NORMAL TO SAID ONE DIMENSION; FITMENT INCLUDING AN ELLIPTICAL SOCKET ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID ROLLER ELEMENT FOR ROTATION IN THE ELLIPTICAL SOCKET ABOUT SAID ONE DIMENSION OF THE ROLLER ELEMENT, SAID ROLLER ELEMENT BEING MOVABLE IN THE ELLIPTICAL SOCKET TO AND FROM DISPENSING AND NON-DISPENSING POSITIONS PORTIONS OF SAID ELLIPTICAL SOCKET CLOSELY ENGAGING SAID ROLLER ELEMENT TO MAINTAIN THE ROLLER ELEMENT IN THE SOCKET, A PORTION OF SAID ROLLER ELEMENT BEING EXPOSED OUTSIDE SAID ELLIPTICAL SOCKET; SAID ELLIPTICAL SOCKET HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN; A SECOND SOCKET LOCATED OUTSIDE OF AND INTEGRAL WITH SAID ELLIPTICAL SOCKET, SAID SECOND SOCKET BEING LOCATED AROUND THE OPENING IN THE ELLIPTICAL SOCKET THEREBY PROVIDING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE SOCKETS; A RESILIENT ELEMENT POSITIONED IN AND SUBSTANTIALLY CONFORMING IN SHAPE TO SAID SECOND SOCKET, A PORTION OF SAID RESILIENT ELEMENT EXTENDING INTO THE ELLIPTICAL SOCKET SUFFICIENT TO BE ENGAGEABLE BY THE ROLLER ELEMENT WHEN THE LATTER IS IN NON-DISPENSING POSITION AND SPACED FROM THE ROLLER ELEMENT WHEN THE LATTER IS IN DISPENSING POSITION AN OPENING THROUGH SAID RESILIENT ELEMENT AND PORTION THEREOF; AN OPENING IN SAID SECOND SOCKET LOCATED REMOTE FROM THE OPENING IN THE ELLIPTICAL SOCKET; SAID OPENING THROUGH THE RESILIENT ELEMENT BEING IN SUBSTANTIAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE OPENING IN THE ELLIPTICAL SOCKET AND THE OPENING IN THE SECOND SOCKET; SAID ROLLER ELEMENT BEING MOVABLE FROM SAID DISPENSING POSITION TO SAID NON-DISPENSING POSITION UPON THE APPLICATION OF PRESSURE ON SAID EXPOSED PORTION OF THE ROLLER ELEMENT; SAID DISPENSING POSITION SPACING THE ROLLER ELEMENT FROM THE RESILIENT ELEMENT SUCH THAT AN UNIMPEDED PASSAGE IS PROVIDED THROUGH SAID ALIGNED OPENINGS INTO SAID ELLIPTICAL SOCKET, SAID NON-DISPENSING POSITION LOCATING THE ROLLER ELEMENT SUCH THAT A PORTION OF THE ROLLER ELEMENT IS IN SEALING ENGAGEMENT AROUND THE OPENING IN SAID PORTION OF THE RESILIENT ELEMENT THEREBY CLOSING SAID UNIMPEDED PASSAGE; AND SAID RESILIENT ELEMENT NORMALLY URGING SAID ELLPTICAL ROLLER ELEMENT FROM SAID NON-DISPENSING POSITION TOWARD SAID DISPENSING POSITION.